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Takahiko Hyuga
Rakuten’s large yen-denominated bond sale on Friday highlights the growing role of the retail market as a funding source for large corporate borrowers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2026
Rakuten sells record ?400 billion of bonds on retail demand
The 5.5-year bonds carry a 4.37% coupon and were priced at a spread of 200 basis points over the benchmark 10-year Japanese government bond.
Michio Kaida, Nidec's new CEO, speaks during a news conference in the city of Kyoto last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2026
Nidec scandal sends bonds to bottom in test for new CEO
The precision motor manufacturer’s yen bond due in mid-2032 has slumped to ?77.7, the lowest among more than 3,000 local corporate notes.
SoftBank Group priced a ?1 trillion retail bond in an offering placed Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2026
SoftBank’s ?1 trillion retail bond rejuvenates Japan debt market
The offering comes as 91AV原创 benchmark 10-year government bond yield topped 3% for the first time in about 30 years.
SoftBank Group has been accelerating investments in data centers as it seeks to expand computing capacity amid growing demand from OpenAI and other hyperscalers for AI tools and services.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 24, 2026
SoftBank plans record $6.3 billion retail bond sale in Japan
The 7-year bonds are expected to be priced on Sept. 4, with an indicative coupon range of 4.3% to 4.9%, according to a company filing.
Increasing bankruptcies in Japan suggest the smaller firms that employ most of 91AV原创 workers are finding it difficult to withstand the yen’s prolonged weakness.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 2, 2026
First-half bankruptcies reach highest level since 2022 as weak yen takes toll
Data suggests smaller firms that employ most of 91AV原创 workers are finding it increasingly difficult to withstand the currency’s prolonged weakness.
Nippon Steel raised ?90 billion ($560 million) in its first straight-bond offering since acquiring United States Steel, with a 10-year tranche carrying a 3.202% coupon, its highest in about 30 years, according to Bloomberg data.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2026
Nippon Steel gets ?90 billion via first bond since U.S. Steel acquisition
The yen-denominated bond sale is an early test of investor appetite for Japanese companies pursuing growth through large overseas acquisitions.
Alphabet, the parent of Google, sold ?576.5 billion ($3.6 billion) in bonds in the largest ever yen deal by a non-Japanese company as competition to fund data centers and AI infrastructure intensifies.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 15, 2026
Alphabet sells biggest yen bond on record by foreign issuer
The Google parent sold ?576.5 billion ($3.6 billion) of bonds as competition to fund centers and AI infrastructure intensifies.
Japan Post Holdings and 11 other issuers are planning bond sales in April and May, according to data as of April 1, compared to 29 at the same point a year earlier.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 2, 2026
Japan credit pipeline slows as investors grapple with volatility
The number of borrowers planning yen deals at the start of the new fiscal year is down about 60% from a year earlier.
Sales of Japanese government bonds for individual investors have topped ?5 trillion this year, the highest level since 2007, as rising interest rates draw household funds out of bank deposits following the Bank of Japan's policy tightening.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 18, 2025
Retail JGB sales hit highest since 2007 as rates climb
Issuance from January to December totaled about ?5.28 trillion, Ministry of Finance data has shown.
Supermarket chain Aeon debuted its first yen-denominated bonds targeting individuals this year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2025
Japanese firms sell record retail debt as inflation fuels demand
The sales are the latest sign that sticky inflation is causing households to shift more of their $14.3 trillion of financial assets into riskier investments.
SoftBank Group said it is issuing a yen-denominated bond at an annual coupon of 3.98%.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 26, 2025
SoftBank ?500 billion bond coupon highest in more than a decade
The rate on the unsecured seven-year note was set near the upper end of the previously announced range of between 3.5% and 4.1%, according to a term sheet from the company.
SoftBank priced ?46 billion in bonds on Friday, bringing its already record issuance this year to around ?400 billion.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 21, 2025
SoftBank prices ?46 billion in bonds, extending record issuance
The offering comes amid a sharp rise in benchmark government bond yields, driven by concerns over fiscal expansion under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration.
Berkshire Hathaway sold ?210.1 billion ($1.4 billion) in yen-denominated bonds on Friday at a narrower spread than its previous deal, as global investors flock to Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 14, 2025
Berkshire Hathaway raises more than ?210 billion from bond sale
The Omaha, Nebraska-based firm has been a regular issuer of yen bonds since its debut six years ago, making it the largest foreign issuer of yen notes in that period.
Rakuten Group issued a local bond with this year's highest coupon of 4.691%, highlighting the impact of rising interest rates on corporate borrowing costs in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2025
Japan gets highest-yielding yen bond this year with Rakuten deal
Japanese bond yields have climbed over concerns the next administration may pursue a more expansionary fiscal policy.
Itochu is planning to issue between ?30 billion and ?50 billion in local currency debt and is weighing a $500 million bond, said Kenichiro Soma, executive officer and general manager of finance.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 26, 2025
Itochu mulls first dollar note issue in five years to diversify
The push comes as tighter credit spreads and expectations for U.S. rate cuts fuel demand for investment-grade bonds, with premiums over government debt near the lowest since 2007.
Itochu has raised ?15.2 billion ($103 million) from a sale of 91AV原创 first so-called orange bonds to fund gender equality projects.
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Sep 5, 2025
Itochu sells 91AV原创 first orange bonds for gender equality
The Japanese trading house raised ?15.2 billion ($103 million) from the debt sale, more than the initial plan for a ?10 billion offering.
Kioxia is rated BB+, one step below investment grade, by both S&P and Fitch.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 15, 2025
Chipmaker Kioxia plans debut bond abroad, joining Japan peers
Kioxia plans to raise as much as $3 billion via a dollar bond sale that would be its first corporate debt issuance, in the latest sign of investor appetite abroad.
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2025
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
The automaker is offering a record-high coupon on at least one part of its dollar- and euro-denominated junk bond sale to drum up demand.
Kazuki Hara, the head of 91AV原创 Rating and Investment Information's sovereigns and international issuers department, says that confidence in the dollar as a key reserve currency has not been shaken.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2025
Japanese agency’s affirmation of top U.S. credit rating helps Hong Kong funds
As long as Rating and Investment Information maintains its top rating for the U.S., Hong Kong funds are allowed to invest over 10% of their assets in Treasurys.
Softbank Corp. is offering $1 billion of dollar bonds in the unit’s first U.S. high-grade deal.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 1, 2025
SoftBank unit set to raise $1 billion from its first dollar bond
SoftBank Corp.’s five- and 10-year notes are set to respectively price 0.9?and 1.10 percentage points above Treasuries.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
Baku championships showcase rising standards in global sumo
Ryan Roddy (second from left back) is pictured with the Ireland sumo team at this month's World Sumo Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.

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